Brazil exit saddest moment of my career - Neymar

INSTAGRAM• BRUNA MARQUEZINE Neymar girlfriend Bruna Marquezine put on a sultry display in support of her beau

Midfielder Fernandinho, whose own-goal in the 13th minute gave Belgium a 1-0 lead at Kazan Arena was being criticized by fans in Brazil, including some racist attacks on his social media accounts.

Adding insult to (exaggerated) injury, Brazil was knocked out of the tournament in that game, losing 2-1 to Belgium.

The 26-year-old PSG forward was tipped to be the star of the World Cup but he will be remembered more for his diving.

Lukaku is now a key member of the Belgian World Cup squad, which secured an impressive 2-1 quarter-final win over pre-tournament favourites Brazil on Friday to win a place in the semi-final, where they will face a tough encounter against France.

A place in the World Cup final is at stake when European heavyweights France and Belgium meet for the 74th time in all competitions at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg.

Pope Francis speaks to a crowd of thousands gathered at St Peter's the day after Brazil were eliminated from the Fifa World Cup.

Even for England, they have progressed into the semi-finals of the World Cup for only the third time, having also done so in 1966 and 1990.

Football fans united in a bit of schadenfreude yesterday after Neymar's side were booted out of the World Cup. "It's a good thing for him and the club".

Fernandes' header was the 66th set-piece goal scored at the 2018 World Cup out of 157 in total.

English coach George Raynor took Sweden to the 1958 final, but lost to Brazil.

This will be the first World Cup in 12 years, and just the fifth overall, with all four semi-finalists from one confederation.

This trend has powered the rise of teams that traditionally do not do well in World Cups.

But there is also much more to France than Mbappe's champagne skills and the enterprise of its other young players like Pavard.

"As for Eden, I've already played against him when he was at Lille". We know there are going to be hard moments, and we'll have to be ready to suffer. I think for me they are an example for any young player who wants to play the game.

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